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Chapter 18, Problem 31PCE
An ideal gas doubles its volume in one of three different ways: (i) at constant pressure; (ii) at constant temperature; (iii) adiabatically. Explain your answers to each of the following questions. (a) In which expansion does the gas do the most work? (b) In which expansion does the gas do the least work? (c) Which expansion results in the highest final temperature? (d) Which expansion results in the lowest final temperature?
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